GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |